Closure for bottles, jars, and the like.



H. A. Hmm; CLOSURE PQR BOTLES, JARS, 'AND vTHE LIKE 4 APPLICATION FXLED SEPLZB. 1914. 1,145,243, rammed July a, 1915.

I uu v@ HENRYA. Hman; or'wnsninsroin nIsrnIor or*Conni/Liam'.`A 'i To @Zyl w71 om it may cof/cern tion.4 l ,l l

invention relates v to Vclosures or stop: persforbottles, `iars andthe like., and'lmore partinilarlyto closures of the disk type, f

'such as is commolyl'uszedihmilk bottles,

.The object of the invlentionis to providev a closure or stopperfhayingjopenings vwith closures for 'the same',k means commorito said closures for .d ispla Y said" openings.

A further object of the invention is to proyide' means for displacing closures for the."

openings'uihich also maintains said closures) in'open'po'sltion. v i I, y. Another olnect is'ltoprovide .f1-closure .of

thel v'la't disk'type haring argrip, pull 'handle' y' or finger pice for removing ythe same thatyk 4will noty interfere Witlr'thc operation lot' the ordina-ry or usuafltype'fof bottle capping machin"e.'"` f l l" Another object of the invention isto pr vv ide a c'losure'offthetype nih'ichgis seated ,1nV- Atlieneck ofa bottle orthe like and grips'the side walls theiof'vhainga portion adapted y' to be removed lor Idisplacedto providela- [.iou'ring 4opening without impairing the gripff` between said closure andothefbottlc. l K Other objects of the inre'ntion will appear froml the description in thespeciticatidn and illustration 'i'n' the .drawings/ The inventioniconsists in certa in thefollo'wing 'specification and Claims,

drawings, in which, ,y *n y Figure l is la top plan Yiewof one form of my improved closu're. Fig.` 2 is a section on line Q 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is aplan View of a modified form. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan View of another modified form. Fig. 6 is a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan v view of a further modification. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a plan View of another formof the invention.

Fig. 10 is a plan View of still another modiflaps for .Opening the same.

Arcuate slots 4: are vprovided I.in thewcap; w partially severing portions thereof, thlsL `flaps bylmeansw. orl the WireV 5,.;thef sanne is bent, asshown in Fig. 2. .Inuitsfbent condiw. ft'i'on,y thewire, jas.. will Abe lreadily seen, seri'esv `Jto hold. the flaps aWfay fromithe-V openings.c "Furthermoremwhen the flaps l-are. in-closed=.1-.-- l position', ythe Wire', holds themlosed. The

t' wireis'pliable butunotelasticfso. thatvwhen bentfit `remains .so 4andinas no tendency toi-'eff if liii features" of construction and arrangement descrlbed r 2' -spe'brcanmi of 'Letters raient; j ff Ptetd Juli; 1191,51 "Apiiiicafion mea spmiieras, 19,14. ,aser'iarNm 863,095. y

that theV in ventionfis illustrated infseveral 3f-' embodiments. Inyall ofthe' forms, thereis provided lan outlet and 'vent opening leach' f .closed by a flap, :and means common tothe-.$0

In the form shown "in'rFigs '1. and' 2, the numeral 1 ydesignates the bodyl 'of `the "cap-,ri which is preferably ay iatydiskof4 paper; paste-board or thelike u material,v jusually-.265 coated With paraffin,- f beeswair'j` .or `the" like:

forming. aps 2 and 3.. A thin `pliable Wire 5 lies flat upon the aceof the-Capwith'its-z'lo 'l l Q y l ends firmly se'curedone-to each o'fthe' aps'flf. mg 'the sametoopen r- 2 and 3. l.The wire 5 is .-a-stapk:l and is se/ s cured to vthe cap byI anfordinary "Wir'esta-...-

pling machine. The. Wireyis pressed doWnf i Vinto thematerial of the-cap so ythatthe top75 I thereof substantially fiush with .the 'top y be 'used in oonnectioniwith anyA .ordinary capping, machine. Tlieflaps 2 andy?, are* the body .of,the cap,-.as Shown in Fig.. 2.

y lThe Wire 5 serves as a grip or finger piece 'ri-"f1 Ito displaceJtheaps.; f When-.ithe-laps' are pulled out, the. outlet andfvent openings are" l.e: po*jse,d, vallowingthe, contentsrof the con. 85

. .ferinehpestiom In tenin'g the@ Wire A[fir'stmpasses .oven the flaps and,bridges5 .1

the 'SIS 4.@.Thelendsfthe wird pass throuhthebody of the cap to the underside thereof close to the edges of the slots 4. They are then bent at substantially right angles, passed back over the slots 4 on the underside of the cap, and turned upwardly and forced into the material of the fiaps. v105 The wire-bridging the slots 4 and passing A through the body of the cap more effectually prevents unintended displacement of the iiaps. In order to displace or pull out the flaps. the Wire 5 must first rupture the material of the cap'between the Wire-and the edge of the slot 4. i

In Fig. 7, the iaps are each l:formed by two slots 6--7 and 8-9, having uncut portions 10-11 respectively between their adjacent ends. The ends ofthe Wire are se- .cured to the flaps, and in order todisplace said iaps:it is necessary to rupture the uncut portions ofthe cap and 11,. rlhe ob- `yject of providing the uncut 'portions 10 and 11 is to more: securely retain the iaps in position against accidental displacement.-

In Fig. 6, a form similar to that illustrated in Fig. 7 is shown. In this form, however, the ends of the wire 5 are secured tothe uncut portions 1() and 11 of the body of the cap. This construction aids in rupturing the portions 10 and 11. The ends of the Wire, after passing through the uncut portions 10 and 11, are bent backward along the underside of the cap and secured to the iiaps, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 8.'

Fig. 9 shows a modification in which one of the flaps is formed by scoring the materialof the cap along the line of a chord, as at 12, while in Fig. 10, both of. the flaps are formed by scoring the material of the cap on lines 13 and 14. In all-of the forms the flaps may be formed by score lines instead of slots cut through the material of the cap. While the slots which form the' they may flaps are shown as arcuate slots,

1t being have various other coniigurations, merely essential that they provide Vpartially severed portions forming flaps Y reason that the 'moved but the iiaps are merely displaced and the contents -removed through the openings thus exposed. Some pull' is exerted on the closure in displacing the Haps'and it is essential that the grip between the closure and the bottle be maintainedA at its maxior define mum in order that the closure may not be pulled out of its seat.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit or saclriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

I claim 1. A closure of the character described having portions thereof partially severed, anda wire bridging said severed portions and having its opposite ends extending against and secured thereto.

2. A closure of the character described having portions thereof partially severed'to form iiaps, and a wire having its opposite ends secured respectively to said flaps and positioned with its upper surface-flush with the surfaceA of said closure.

3. A closure of the character describedprovided with flaps formed therein, and a sure yandhaving its opposite endssecured to said flaps.L

LA` closure of the character described providedwith; ,partially severed. portions forming Haps', a wire disposed flat upon the surface of saidclosure and passing across throughA the Sallie and bent back thereyWirelyingdiat upon the surface of said closaid flaps, the opposite ends thereof passing through the 'closure and bent backwardly and seciired'to said-flaps.

5. A closue of the character described, provided ,Wit fiapsgiormed therein, and flexible means Vfropening said flaps lying fiat upon the surface of the closure and connected at its opposite ends to the flaps.

6. A closure of thc character described,

provided .with flaps ,formed therein, and a strip lying'flat upon the surface of the closure and 'connected to said flaps, said strip havingsufficient rigidity to maintain said flaps normally in closed position and heing lexihlh to allow ,ofopening thel same.

ln testimonyr whereof I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY A'. MEINE.

. Witnesses: l

ARTHUR C. Pnonv, FRANCIS S. MAoUnm. 

